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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 590 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | B Company 17th Battalion Kent Home Guard Second World War headquarters, London Road, Swanscombe, Dartford, Kent |
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Summary
Second World War headquarters for B Company, 17th Battalion Kent Home Guard, on the north side of London Road, Swanscombe, Dartford, Kent. It utilised an existing building, either part of a school or an adjacent hall. It no longer exists, the site being occupied by the Swanscombe Business Centre. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6043 7491 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Second World War headquarters for B Company, 17th Battalion Kent Home Guard, on the north side of London Road, Swanscombe, Dartford, Kent. It utilised an existing building, either part of a school or an adjacent hall. It no longer exists, the site being occupied by the Swanscombe Business Centre. (1)
The footprint of the building is visible on historic OS maps of the area (2-4)
<1> J. Skellorn, 06/06/2008, Letter (Unpublished document). SKE24220.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897 (Map). SWX11831.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898 (Map). SWX11832.
<4> Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923) (Map). SKE30966.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: J. Skellorn. 06/06/2008. Letter. |
| <2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500. |
| <3> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. |
| <4>XY | Map: Landmark. 1907-1923. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923). [Mapped feature: #106952 military headquarters, ] |
